Calumet township, Houghton County, Michigan (MI)

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Land area: 33.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 6,997 (82% urban, 18% rural)

Males: 3,450	(49.3%)
Females: 3,547	(50.7%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 6,748 (5,468 owner occupied, 1,280 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	19%
State:	26%

Races in Calumet township:

White Non-Hispanic: 97.8%
Black: 0.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.5%
Asian: 0.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.0%
Hispanic or Latino: 0.9%
Two or more races: 0.5%
Some other race: 0.1%

Median age of males: 39.2
Median age of females: 40.9

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Average household size: 2.33

Calumet township:	2.3 people
Michigan:	2.6 people

Average family size: 3.14

Estimated median household income in 2007: $26,760 ($24,928 in 1999)

This township:	$26,760
Michigan:	$47,950

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $331 (lower quartile is $267, upper quartile is $390)

Here:	$331
State:	$573

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $59,060 (it was $42,800 in 2000)

Calumet township:	$59,060
Michigan:	$153,100

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $37,495 - $82,178

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $73,264
Here: $73,264
State: $200,820

Townhouses or other attached units: $35,475
Here: $35,475
State: $181,134

In 2-unit structures: $75,349
Here: $75,349
State: $129,336

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $125,946
Here: $125,946
State: $151,605

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $94,269
Here: $94,269
State: $149,899

Mobile homes: $55,964
Here: $55,964
State: $39,606

Population density: 210 people per square mile

(high).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This township:	17.6%
Whole state:	10.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This township:	5.3%
Whole state:	4.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 73 (42% naturalized citizens)

Calumet township:	1.0%
State:	5.3%

65% of Calumet township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 52% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 62% lived in Michigan.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 5950
Northeast: 154
Midwest: 449
South: 179
West: 143

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $27,500

Calumet township, Michigan satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.7%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
Gay men: 0.2% of all households

People in group quarters in Calumet township, Michigan

122 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
50 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
35 people in other group homes
29 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
13 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,612
One, attached: 286
Two: 128
3 or 4: 124
5 to 9: 137
10 to 19: 72
20 to 49: 42
50 or more: 43
Mobile homes: 119

Median worth of mobile homes: $19,400

Housing units in Calumet township with a mortgage: 761 (20 second mortgage, 70 home equity loan, 1 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,181

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 16
1995 to 1998: 53
1990 to 1994: 31
1980 to 1989: 94
1970 to 1979: 206
1960 to 1969: 205
1950 to 1959: 90
1940 to 1949: 176
1939 or earlier: 2,692

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Calumet township, Michigan:
	1 room: 4 2 rooms: 11 3 rooms: 51 4 rooms: 178 5 rooms: 457 6 rooms: 600 7 rooms: 406 8 rooms: 249 9 or more rooms: 257

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Calumet township, Michigan:
	1 room: 9 2 rooms: 83 3 rooms: 146 4 rooms: 110 5 rooms: 134 6 rooms: 119 7 rooms: 37 8 rooms: 18 9 or more rooms: 11

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Calumet township:
	no bedroom: 11 1 bedroom: 56 2 bedrooms: 559 3 bedrooms: 981 4 bedrooms: 453 5 or more bedrooms: 153

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Calumet township:
	no bedroom: 13 1 bedroom: 250 2 bedrooms: 170 3 bedrooms: 179 4 bedrooms: 48 5 or more bedrooms: 7

Cars and other vehicles available in Calumet township in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 198 1 vehicle: 831 2 vehicles: 911 3 vehicles: 215 4 vehicles: 36 5 or more vehicles: 22

Cars and other vehicles available in Calumet township in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 169 1 vehicle: 338 2 vehicles: 134 3 vehicles: 22 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 4

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Most common industries for males (%):

Educational services (11%)
Construction (10%)
Health care (8%)
Public administration (6%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Repair and maintenance (5%)
Computer and electronic products (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (28%)
Educational services (14%)
Accommodation and food services (9%)
Social assistance (6%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
Registered nurses (5%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
Cashiers (5%)
Waiters and waitresses (5%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Calumet township:

Finnish (40.7%)
German (10.1%)
Italian (8.1%)
French (except Basque) (6.8%)
English (6.2%)
Irish (3.5%)
Croatian (3.3%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Germany (41%)
Thailand (15%)
Poland (12%)
Sweden (10%)
Turkey (7%)
Canada (5%)
Mexico (4%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,932 (72%)
Carpooled: 324 (12%)
Bus or trolley bus: 26 (1%)
Taxi: 11 (0%)
Bicycle: 2 (0%)
Walked: 244 (9%)
Other means: 21 (1%)
Worked at home: 111 (4%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (73%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (15%) Electricity (4%) Wood (4%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)

People in group quarters in Calumet township, Michigan

122 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
50 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
35 people in other group homes
29 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
13 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse

95.2% of residents of Calumet township speak English at home.
0.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (76% speak English very well, 24% speak English well).
1.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (62% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 12% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (28% speak English very well, 39% speak English well, 33% speak English not well).
2.3% of residents speak other language at home (78% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 1% speak English not well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 6,732

In family households: 5,392 (1,293 male householders, 427 female householders)
1,290 spouses, 2,140 children (2,001 natural, 25 adopted, 114 stepchildren), 26 grandchildren, 56 brothers or sisters, 30 parents, 27 other relatives, 103 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,340 (563 male householders (508 living alone)), 644 female householders (583 living alone)), 133 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 254 (39 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 818 2-persons, 369 3-persons, 283 4-persons, 134 5-persons, 59 6-persons, 57 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,091 1-person, 99 2-persons, 16 3-persons, 1 6-persons.

1,311 married couples with children.
415 single-parent households (108 men, 307 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 18

Here:	2.0%
Michigan:	11.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 28

Here:	6.7%
Michigan:	8.7%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 45

Here:	13.9%
Michigan:	16.5%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Calumet township:

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